Category Archives: SAT prep

Is Test-Optional Really Optional?

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Janis Adams

In response to the Covid crisis, many colleges have temporarily adopted a test-optional admissions policy. However, we are told the overwhelming majority of the top-tier US and International colleges evaluating college applications still prefer to see an SAT or ACT … Continue reading →

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How to Be a Better Test-Taker

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Janis Adams

The Reality Many capable, hard-working students perform poorly on exams because they’ve overtaxed their “working memory” – mental scratchpad on which we combine information from our long-term memory with the specific of the problem in front of us, in the … Continue reading →

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Want to go to an Ivy League?

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Janis Adams

“The path to the Ivy League is most successfully traveled through exclusive private schools,” according to CBS Market Watch. In fact, their research showed that of the 100 U.S. high schools sending the highest percentage of students to Harvard, Yale … Continue reading →

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The New SAT is Gaining Ground for Test Takers

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Janis Adams

The new SAT made its appearance a year ago in March. Although all the data isn’t in yet, the new SAT seems to be gaining in appeal for many new test-takers. In the past few years, more students took the … Continue reading →

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New SAT or ACT…It’s Time to Choose!

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Janis Adams

You’ve taken the PSAT, so now it’s time to gear up for the SAT…or the ACT. No need to prep for both.  Virtually every college accepts both ACT and SAT equally and use the concordance tables to compare the score … Continue reading →

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Skills Every 18 Year Old Needs

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Janis Adams

As parents, when our child encounters frustration or anxiety, our first instinct is to swoop in and solve the problem. This need to protect, however well intended, has created a generation of children without coping skills. Let’s hear from an … Continue reading →

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Private Schools Road to Ivy Leagues

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Janis Adams

While it is true that fewer than 9% of applicants were accepted into an Ivy League school last year, some high schools sent over 46% of their students to an Ivy, Stanford or MIT. According to CBS Market Watch, “The … Continue reading →

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What Do Colleges Look For?

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Janis Adams

A rigorous high school curriculum that challenges the student and may include AP or IB classes. Grades that represent a strong effort and an upward trend. However, slightly lower grades in a rigorous program are preferred to all A’s in … Continue reading →

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Is the ACT Right for You?

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Janis Adams

More people took the ACT than the SAT last year- there are reasons- Most colleges now take both the ACT and the SAT ACT used to be more common on the east coast, now is becoming more popular here, although … Continue reading →

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10 Bits of Wisdom About the SATs and the ACTs

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Janis Adams

SAT practice test takers at Academic Achievers’ Santa Monica facility by Deanna, Academic Achievers tutor I actually like standardized tests. Granted, I certainly didn’t like them when I had to take them, and I see the stress and anxiety they … Continue reading →

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